COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 27, 31 October 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. / Christchurch, October 23. \ At Addington market there was ni\ all round increase in the yarding.-. Six itices of fat sheep were penned «» ogain-f four last week, and 270 bub lock* »s compared with 1 sheep down a few? shillings on the preceding week’s rates, but beef maintained previous prices. The sheep yarding was about equal to last week’s, and the enquiry was keen, particularly for wethers. The rates were about the vame for. ewes and lambs. Two tooth ewes with lamb-- 20k Kid to 22s 3d (all counted), sound-tnoiilhed ewes' gs- o.f with lambs 18* *,<( to 22s (id (all counted).. 4 tooth wethers 4.85, ) and 0-tooth wethers 33s to 38s fid, o.tooth withers! 32s fid, live ewe hogget* 28s 2d to 38s Id, mixed sex hoggets 2Ss 8d wether hoggets ]!>.-• Id to 33s gd. ■'Lambs. with jO3 last week, the quality of which slightly improved. Hast week’s prices were mt-infained. Fat Jamb* told ttt up to 3*.-, (id tutd medium up to fat f»heep. A bigger proportion than usual were well finished, but the yarding being fully aufitcicnf for butchers’'requirements there was a nlackcning demand, particularly for mediums. Home prime quality ewes brought increased value-. »t;d one extra prime wether 3fids. Prime fifi* fid to 735, medium 30* fid to 50% lighter 80s to 4Hi» r extra prime ewe# 76% prime ewes 04* to «7» 3d, medium 43s fid to ois, lighter ZH to IK 3d, prime hoggets, 88- 1?1 to 86* 3d, lighter to 30* fid. ini Cattle.—A better quality of bullocks comprised thg yarding than at the previous sale, and last week’* high rates were quite mail,famed. Extra prime steers to £l7*W. prime £2l to £B6, ordinary fT 12* (hi to £lfi. extra prime heifers to £2B 10% prime -heifer* .116 to £24 10% ordinary lit) 8* to £l3, extra prime eons to £gs. prime £l4 10 to £lfi 10% ordinary £lO 7,. u, £!?. Fiore Cattle. a large yarding of heifer’ and dry cows' predominated, and the enquiry was scarcely *0 keen. Four-year-old steers £|u to in b>, 2j to 3-year steer,* £10,.7* fid to £l2 .20% 2-year "steer,* £fi 10% 1-s-ajont.h steers £-> to £f> 7* r>t, cow* f<> £>. calves £2, Tealer*.—A large yarding, mostly, of freahly-dropped naive*. brought a strong Inquiry. Banners to £lO 15*. good veal er* £3 3- to SO. fait veal era 42* fid to ->• 1 % small and Inferior 5* to 40*. Dairy Cow*. The yarding was a fairly good one although there tttu a proportion, of pt„ or -coad i Honed animal.* yarded. There 'was an mprov/nt eiiqotry. Second 'and third calver* £8 so £l6, caned cows £JO, heifer* £3 to £l2 Bs. I’ig.s^—There w» an average yarding with keen eempetitba for porker*, hut the Mund for tawnw w.a* nnehetetl. Prime ■ hsusemen to' £%, heavy iittcmete £6 to' £7, medical fear-osier* £3 .B*. to £8 I.B* (equal to Jed per by. , heavy porker* fi'.s to &•'*.. medic?.-- porker* 7<»» to -■?* ..(eqvit to bid Vi Ji”! jH>r J;- . epepp-r* £8 to £."* >\r,f nig* showed a big ertry arid kectj enquiry. He, tt store£B l"' tv s.: 13 rat'd la:.-; -Tore* 3-'.V To .it ore,. ft-» io t*,. paanex* 22s ro 41.?, toiff. jr; pig £7 10t.